Morocco’s king has pardoned Hajar Raissouni, a journalist sentenced to a year in prison last month for extramarital sex and an abortion, along with her fiance, a doctor and two of his colleagues, the justice ministry said on Wednesday. The case of Raissouni, who had denied the charges against her, …
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Liberia ranked number one for helping strangers
Liberia has been named number one in the world when it comes to helping strangers, according to the World Giving Index, an annual ranking of people’s generosity. Helping strangers is one of the three criteria the UK-based Charities Aid Foundation used to draw up the overall index of generosity. It …
Read More »Ghana Chamber of Mines allocates US$442,000 to tertiary educational fund
The Ghana Chambers of Mines says it has allocated an annual contribution of USD$442,000 to the newly launched Tertiary Educational Fund for five years. It said the move is aimed at keeping the country’s mining industry on an increasing course with a regular stream of highly qualified astute professionals. According …
Read More »Facebook expands its third-party fact-checking programme to Ghana
Facebook has expanded its Third-Party Fact-Checking programme, aimed at preventing false or fake stories from going viral to 10 additional African countries including Ghana. The move forms part of efforts aimed at helping assess the accuracy and quality of news people find on Facebook, whilst reducing the spread of misinformation. …
Read More »Kwesi Appiah has not met the required standards – Fred Pappoe
GFA Presidential candidate, Fred Pappoe, has given his assessment of the second stint of Black Stars head coach, Kwesi Appiah. Since Appiah came back to the team, he has guided the team to one tournament which is the 2019 AFCON in Egypt. However, Ghana got eliminated in the Round of …
Read More »African Team of the decade: Mikel in, Essien, Gyan absent
Vincent Enyeama One of the finest African goalkeepers of all time, Enyeama was part of the Nigeria team that won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013, and also represented the Super Eagles at two World Cups. In 2010, he was an Israeli champion with Hapoel Tel-Aviv, and then …
Read More »BBC details evidence to prove Prof Gyampo broke UG rules
The BBC Africa Eye team has detailed its evidence in the recently released ‘Sex for Grades’ investigative documentary that shows that Professor Ransford Gyampo broke the University of Ghana’s rules on sexual misconduct. The team told GhanaWeb on Wednesday in a Q&A that Prof Gymapo was in clear violation of …
Read More »Policeman dies after falling off operational vehicle
Tragedy struck when a policeman fell off a police operational vehicle and died in an accident involving a civilian vehicle at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) traffic intersection on the Liberia Road, near the Accra Technical University. Corporal George Nkwanna, alias Hero, was attached to the Special Weapons And Tactics …
Read More »Brexit: Marathon makes EU eager to reach finish line
The twists and turns of Brexit – after more than three years of negotiations – dominate an EU summit on Thursday, amid signs of an emerging deal. Intensive negotiations went on all day on Wednesday to nail down complex special arrangements for Northern Ireland, the main sticking point in the …
Read More »LPG government to build Marijuana factories
The Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) under the leadership of Kofi Akpaloo will legalise the cultivation and use of Marijuana in Ghana to accelerate economic growth. Mr John Amekah, the acting National Chairman of the Party, who told the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Wednesday, said LPG Government would …
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